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PlaceRichards Bay
… Watching'. It was also had a Temporary Harbour during the Anglo Boer War of 1879 . Richards Bay was named after; British naval … Richards Bay had a temporary…
BiographyJohn Langalibalele Dube
… land. Many of the influential kholwa openly endorsed the war and actively participated in the suppression of the …
ArticleLiberation history Timeline 1940-1949
… one of many native military units established during the war, is formed. It is later renamed the Native Military … Rama Rau, declares its support for the…
ArticlePoor Whites and their Political Weapon: Constructing the Kakamas Dam
… at the start of the 20th century. The South African War (1899 – 1902) also left the country’s economy in ruins. … on affluent farms. [5] The economy was…
ArticleA History of South African Literature, timeline 1824-2005
… Transvaal was still a Boer republic, and stayed during the Anglo Boer War and beyond. In several newspapers, he denounced British … brought white troops to…
Some of Gandhi’s Early Views on Africans Were Racist. But That Was Before He Became Mahatma by E.S Reddy (The Wire), 18 October 2016
… India in October 1901, but returned after the end of the Anglo-Boer War a year later at the request of the Indian community to … a thousand volunteers for…
ArchiveChapter 9 Emotional desert: Prison, 1963 to 1985 by Denis Goldberg
… were sitting at the top table with Harry Oppenheimer’s Anglo-American. Apartheid was going to break down, I said, … we were allowed to read. My interest was…
Communist Party of South Africa, What is the Native Independent Republic? (1934)
… for all". Is this really so'? Will the imperialists (the Anglo-Boer landlords, manufacturers, mineowners and the … is most suitable for agriculture, has been…
ArticleSouth Africa and the United Nations, 1946-1990
… so could continually veto this move. The role of the Cold War in decisions is also evident. Sanctions needed to go … of Namibia, then called South West…
The Children’s Charter
… Children should not be used as soldiers in times of war. All children have the right to free education. Children …
The Boerenvereenigingen: precursor to the Afrikaner Bond
… the construction of railways and to fund the Gaika-Gcaleka war. The Excise Bill, which became law in 1878, hit the wine … the BBV underwent a change, due…
PlaceHeilbron, Free State
… town with a pivotal place in Boer Settler and Boer War history, and there are several notable historical sites … in the British concentration camp at…
PlaceSomalia
… and Somalia has since been riven by an ongoing civil war. International and regional interventions have been … of Africa. The Sultanate of Ifat declared a…
ArticleA Short History of ESKOM, Part 1 (1923-2001)
… of the Gold Standard in 1932 and the build-up to World War 2 (WW2) , the South African economy boomed and ESCOM’s … mining interests, particularly with Harry…
The Freedom struggle: Political mobilisation in Port Elizabeth
… the development of industry. Although the Second World War halted the rate of industrial expansion, it stimulated … and electronic companies. In addition,…
BiographyWinnie Madikizela-Mandela
… News had just arrived in Bizana that the Second World War had ended, and celebrations had been scheduled. Along … she travelled to Zimbabwe to express…
PlaceSomerset West, Cape Helderberg
… is now owned by a subsidiary of the large mining company Anglo American, who have restored the farmhouse to its …
Four important figures in the South African Film Industry
… Schlesinger made his home in South Africa after the Boer war, and founded several insurance companies. He pioneered …
ArticleGrade 7 - Term 4: Co-operation and conflict on the frontiers of the Cape Colony in the early 19th century
… the Dutch (Holland). The French (France) had just won a war against the Dutch and the British were worried that the …
EventA conference is held in Geneva, Switzerland (1949) to revise the original Geneva Conventions.
… during warfare. However, the events of the Second World War alerted many to the horrific consequences of war on the dignity and lives of people, including…
Women’s Food Committees in Cape Town during the 1940s
… over the distribution of food during the Second World War . The Communist Party of South Africa (CPSA, now SACP) … According to CPSA member Hettie September:…
ArticleHistory Grade 11 - Topic 3 Glossary
… Boyhood to Chief Murderer of the Jews." In Ending War Crimes, Chasing the War Criminals, pp. 13-18. Brill Nijhoff, 2017. [11] Grodin, …
ArticleColonial history of Bloemfontein
… Republic developed into a model state. The Second Basotho War took place during this period but peace was eventually … of the Burghers that lost their lives…
ArticlePort Elizabeth Timeline 1799-1986
… December 1883, whilst additional Chinese refugees from the war in the Transvaal arrive in Port Elizabeth in October and … Port Elizabeth may temporarily…
EventThe Queen mother Elizabeth is born.
… school in London and passed with merit.When the World War I started, she was 14 years old and her family home, Glamis Castle, was used as the hospital for…
EventEgyptian and Israeli forces in fierce fights
… nations led by Egypt and Syria were involved in a bloody war in the Sinai desert and Golan Heights. The war began on the day of Yom Kippur with a surprise…
ArticleNelspruit Timeline 1815-1996
… named after him. 1899 11 October, The South African War is declared, and fighting commences. Steinacker and his … stable at Nelspruit. Sekhukhune II saw the…
ArticleAfrican National Congress Timeline 1940-1949
… and the ANC meet and pass a resolution regarding World War II. They sympathise with the British Commonwealth and … give full recognition to the Africans…
PlaceKathu
… primarily due to activity at the Sishen Mine , operated by Anglo American’s Kumba Iron Ore. Recently built houses at … primarily due to activity at the…
ArticleMoses Kotane Timeline
… the fight against the fascists during the Second World War. He is later released and all charges dropped when it is realised that arresting him would damage…